Estadio Jesús Bermúdez, Football stadium in Oruro, Bolivia
Estadio Jesús Bermúdez is a multi-purpose stadium in Oruro, Bolivia, at 3,715 meters above sea level. It has a current capacity of 33,000 spectators, making it Bolivia's third-largest stadium. The venue includes the Preferencia and General stands, plus the North and South curves, and hosts football, gymnastics, judo, boxing, table tennis, weightlifting, fencing, and martial arts.
The facility was founded in 1955 and named after Jesús Bermúdez, who was Bolivia's first national team goalkeeper. This opening represented a major development for organized sports in Oruro.
This is where San José, the local football club, plays its home matches and draws supporters from throughout Oruro and surrounding areas. Match days transform the space into a gathering point for the community.
The stadium sits in the northern zone of Oruro on Avenida Segundo Encinas, at 3,715 metres above sea level. Its Preferencia, General and the two curve stands host different sports: gymnastics, judo and boxing in Preferencia, table tennis and weightlifting in the south curve, fencing and martial arts in the north curve. Allow for the altitude when visiting.
Before the stadium was built, the site was a golf course belonging to the Club Deportivo Golf San Pedro. Local labour raised the stands: inmates of San Pedro prison laid the foundations of the "giant of the northern district", alongside conscripts from the Camacho Regiment and workers hired by the mining companies.
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